Carboy



C. LEFKOWITZ, E. E. ROSS, AND H. LUBIN.

CARBOY.

APPLlcAnoN HLED N0v.12.1921.

Patented Aug. 229 R922.

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Patented Aug. 22, 1922.

Application led November-12, 1921. Serial No. 514,673.

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Be -it known that we, CHARLES LnFKowiTz, ELMER E. Ross, and HARRY Luism, citizens of the United States, and residents -of This invention relates to improvements in carboys, anobject of theinvention being to provide a carboy, which willeffectively cushion the vertical as well as the lateral jolts and jars incidental to the tra-nsportation of a large bottle of liquor.

Certain carboys have been invented for a similar purpose, but in nearly all of these patented devices, metal springs. orvinetal parts are employed as a cushioning medium. These patented carboys, therefore, while possessing some merit .as carriers for water bottles, are of little or no use as receptacles for bottles of acid, since the acid will quickly corrode any metal with which it comes-in contact. p A It is an object of our invention therefore to provide a cushioned carboy formed enuseful for carrying bottles of acid.

` A further object is to provide a device of this character, which will be simple and practical in construction, strong, durable and eflicient in use, and yet at the same time, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, thev invention consists in certain novel features of construction and. combinations and arrangements o-f parts, to be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is atop plan view of our improved carboy with the cover removed, the dotted lines indicating the position of a bottle within the carboy;

Fi ure 2 is a'view in vertical section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3v is a view in side elevation of the carboy;

Figure cover;

Figure 5 is 'an edge view of the cover; and

4 is a bottom plan view ofthe Figure 6 is an edge view of the platform 9. l

A Referring in detail -to the drawings, 1 represents a conventional form o f rectangular wooden carboy, which is provided o-n two -of its sides with outwardly presented rails i 2, to facilitate its transportation.

3 represents a flat wooden cover, which is vformed with a centrallydisposed opening 4 for the accommodation of the neck of a bottle, indicated in dotted lines at 5.

In each inside corner of the carboy, an upright post 6, preferably rectangular in cross section is secured. Two sides of lthe "posts 6 are located against the inner faces serve to form a resilient lining for the carboy and to effectively absorbthe shock of lateral jolts and jars on the bottle.

It is also necessary to provide means for cushioning the accident-al vertical movement of the bottle within the carboy and with this end in view, we provide a resilient platform 9 in the bottom of the carboy. This platform is supported above the floor by a pair of rails, such as 10y and the ends of the platform are located between the posts 6 and serve to support two of the plates 8, The rails 10, preferably include bevelled or tapered licor engaging portions, such as l1, so that when a downward movement of the bottle slightly bows the platform, the rails will slide on the floor of the carboy and prevent breaking or splittingof the platform.

A pair of parallel wooden blocks or strips, such as 12, are secured to the inner face of the cover 3 at opposite sides of the vstrips 13 cooperate to cushion its vertical movement within the container and since all of the cushioning elements, as well as the box itself are made of wood, there is no danger of their becoming inoperative through contact with corrosive acids.

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' theprecise details set forth, vbut shall conramasse Although We haveillustrated one of the preferred embodiments of our invention, it Will be evident that various slight changes and alterations might be made in thegeneral form and arrangement' of the parts de, scribed Without departing from the invention and hence-We Ado`not limitourselves to Sider ourselvesv at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fall Within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

We claim: 1. A carboy comprising a rectangular box, a plurality of vertically disposed Wooden plates spaced from the Walls of the box, and adapted to cushion the lateral movement of a bottle Within the box, corner posts Within the box having vertical grooves therein, wherein the edges of said platesv vertical movement of the plates, and means are slidable.

2. A. carboy comprising a rectangular' box, a plurality of4 vertically disposed Wooden plates spaced from the Walls of the box, and adapted to cushion the vlateral movement .of a bottle Within the box, and means for cushioning the vertical movement of the bottle Within the box, said means comprising a resilient platform located in the bottom of said carboy, a pair of invvardly` presented resilient strips spaced cated in the bottom of said carboy, a pair.

from the coverv of the carbo and adapted toembrace` the curved shoul er of a bottle.

3. A- carboy vcomprising `a rectangular box, a plurality of vertically disposed Wooden plates spaced from the Walls of the box, and adapted'to cushion the lateral movement of a bottle Within the box, and means` for cushioning the vertical movement of the' bottle Within the box, said means comprising a resilient' platform 1olbevelled to conform` to the shape ofthe bottle.

4. A carboy comprising a rectangular box, vertical 'posts secured in the corners of the box and having aligned grooves therein spaced from the Walls of thevcarboy, resilientplates slidable vertically in \,\the grooves and disposed in parallel rela-- tionship to the Walls of the carboy, a resilient platform located on the floor of the carboy and supporting two of said plates.

.5. A carbo comprising a rectangular box," a kplurality of resilient Wooden plates Within ,the box, means spacing said plates from the walls of the box and permitting for cushioning the vertical Amovement of a bottle Within the box, said means compristhe neck of a bottle in the b'ox anda resilient platform supported above the bottom of the box, a pair of rails ysupporting the platform, said rails including tapered floor engaging portions adapted to permit sliding movementl of the rails When the platform is bowed. A

v6. A carboy comprising a rectangular box, means for cushioning the lateral movement of a bottle Within the box, saidmeans including vertically slidable resilient Wooden plates spaced from and parallel-with-the vvalls of thebox.

CHARLES rnrxovvirz. ELMER n. Ross. j HARRY Luis-1N. 

